easy · LSAT Logical Reasoning
A professional sports team hired a famous coach known for his winning record. However, the team won fewer games in his first season than they had in the previous season with an unknown coach.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the discrepancy?
- The previous coach soon found a new job as an assistant with a rival team competing in the very same professional league.
- Winning the maximum possible number of games each season is the primary and shared goal of every team in the league.
- During the new coach's first month, three of the team's best players suffered injuries that ended their seasons.
- The new coach signed a guaranteed five-year contract worth several million dollars for each season that he serves.
- The new coach's reputation was so strong that nearly every expert had confidently predicted a championship season.
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